The Declaration of Independence is full of crucial points that built America’s foundation, but there are three key ideas the document expresses: 1. All men are created equal and have rights to ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...

Editor's note: In honor of Independence Day — this year, we mark 248 years since the United States parted with Great Britain — we present the nation's founding document, the Declaration of ...

The Declaration of Independence set forth a rationale for a government of the people, by the people and for the people. It remains what it was 249 years ago: a profoundly revolutionary document.

Members of The Arizona Republic staff read the Declaration of Independence on The Gaggle podcast in honor of ... 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America.